Assetto Corsa EVO releases into Steam Early Access on January 16th

thesixthaxis.com:

Assetto Corsa EVO is going to get an early access release KUNOS Simulazioni and 505 Games has announced, but it will just be missing out a 2024 release window. Instead, Assetto Corsa EVO will be available on Steam Early Access from January 16th, 2025, and you can wishlist it right now by going clicking on the link, Assetto Corsa EVO on Steam. An announcement trailer for the game has also been released.

Assetto Corsa EVO was actually revealed back in June, with KUNOS Simulazioni confirming that it would be moving to a similar format to the original Assetto Corsa.

“We know you’ve been eagerly awaiting news on Assetto Corsa EVOlaunch, and trust us —we’ve been working hard to make sure everything meets our high standards. Here at KUNOS, we believe in taking the time to get things just right, and that’s why the Early Access for Assetto Corsa EVO will officially begin on January 16, 2025.” said Marco Massarutto, KUNOS Simulazioni co-founder and Executive Manager. “Our goal is to ensure the quality that all sim racing enthusiasts rightfully expect from a title like Assetto Corsa EVO. We would like to express our sincere gratitude for the continuous and extraordinary support received from our community. We look  forward to sharing more exciting news on the project soon!”

The game will include cars from multiple classes and so will include road cars, classics, hypercars, prototypes and racing cars. The game will also feature 24 hour cycles with dynamic weather which will impact track conditions and car performance. Assetto Corsa EVO will also be created in new proprietary engine that will allow for photorealistic graphics. From the original announcement, some of the tracks that were seen included  Imola, Nurburgring Nordschleife and Brands Hatch. The cars that were spotted included:

In our Assetto Corsa Competizione review, Stefan said, “Where the original console release of Assetto Corsa Competizione had some huge caveats hanging over it, the game’s release on PS5 and Xbox